20 Awesome Icons Of Modern Design 'As Seen On TV'

You won't find them on late-night TV informercials; you may never see them advertised on TV at all! But they are seen on TV.. ... . House, or the George Nelson wall clock, as seen on The Apprentice, or... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 04:43:34

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RoBeau Constructions

RoBeau Constructions Posted by aimesi on October 20, ... /Caemlyn/126/143/22 Aimesi Design modern interactive furniture. Over 500 wonderful articles ... Constructions. I love the prefabs, great Malls and shops. And the best you can choose the house [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 10:50:46

City of the future: The giant glass pyramid that could house one million people

"With its sharp angles and its glass walls shimmering in the sunlight it looks like a piece of modern art.But this innovative design is actually a blueprint for the city of the future - a giant glass pyramid... read more [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 08:54:47

An Investment in the Future of Noe Valley

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. As it currently stands, 469 Clipper St. is probably the house that all the neighbors hate ... plans for a new home, designed by ZAK Architecture. Actually, if the 3,500 sq ft renovation is built as designed, the neighbors will probably start fuming about the "ugly modern thing" that's ruined [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 21:32:10

Luminhaus Lantern Shed

How do you create a tool shed to match the modern lines of a Rocio Romero LV prefab house? If you're Barry Bless and Jennifer Watson, you cross a standard storage shed design with that of a Japanese paper lantern and throw on a green roof for good measure. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:49:40

Clerkenwell Apartment by David Chipperfield Architects

The Modern House Estate Agents have listed this duplex penthouse apartment for sale at £2.4 million. The 3 bedrooms, 2 bathroom apartment was designed by David Chipperfield Architects [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 13:44:42

A Day of Fashion was a Day of Fun

It was incredibly exciting to see so many of Second Life’s top designers presented in one show by Timeless Agency ... look House of RFyre brought Royalty to the runway – Empress for the ladies and Marquess ... the regal look. Nyte & Day brought fun along with fashion. Libertine schoolgirl chic meets modern [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 07:01:11

We Need New Rugs

How are you guys? It is "TGIF" again. Thanks God It's Friday. But I hope we thank God not only during Friday but all days in our lives ... and designs you want, they have it all. I love the modern style of Beverly Hills Hila 1052terra ... but not all the times. She took her dinner in our house last Sunday. After eating dinner we went to our living room [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 16:24:58

What should I buy? (searching for products that represent my personal brand)

What should I buy? (I just made like a hundred dollars doing some freelance design) ... about life.' S0 tough to be a consumer in our modern world with s0 many choices, yall... Should I buy ... /meaningful-core/Iranian-Power-Pop and traditional French House music. Whenever u buy a computer [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 19:55:45

SEE THIS HOUSE: A BEACH BUNGALOW WITH A "MODERN VINTAGE" STYLE!

All photos in this post courtesy of Woodson & Rummerfield In a Santa Monica bungalow, ... design site which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:01:10

Fix-It-On-The-Wall Furniture - John Nouanesing Wows Us With Wall Artwork That Turns Into Furniture??? Really???

So I went house hunting this past week and what shocked me more than the prices were how small everything was ... furniture artwork acts as a modern piece of abstract artwork (3 Dimensional of course) which doubles ... , Design Concepts, Household Tech, Miscellaneous on 2008/09/15 © TFTS - Technology, Gadgets & [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 21:27:32

California Cool: A Shady Porch Redesign

house Faced with upfront limitations imposed by the existing house, neighborhood and ever-shifting ground beneath California, the Los Angeles design team at Oyler Wu — Dwayne Oyler, Jenny Wu, Chris Eskew, Brad Goldpaint — ... Earthy, Angular Modern Home in Portugal Japanese Minimalism in the Caribbean: Dellis Cay Villas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:00:09

Art of Rug

ORIENTAL and PERSIAN Rugs have long been appreciated for their beauty ... or modern. People always try to make their home or other rooms in their house or office looks attractive ... . That beauty is achieved through the choice of colors and designs, as well as by the manipulation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:52:14

Casa Nuaanarpoq

Casa Nuaanarpoq Alternative Powered house in Taos New Mexico by Peter Walker ... creativity, simplicity and reliable technology into our modern living spaces. During a video shoot ... harmoniously with their environment. Edge Architects designs celebrate creativity and enhance the quality [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 04:19:37

Decor - A Smorgasbord of Textiles to Customize Your Swedish Bed

just scandinavian josef frank himalaya design When a client said she wanted to do Swedish fabrics in the bedrooms of her remodeled vacation house ... -friendly fabrics,  including Traditions, a folk art brocade, and the ultra-modern Louisa's Squares ... source for fabrics (as well as other modern decor) gives discounts to trade members who register [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 11:00:00

Texas Book Festival Is This Weekend!

TBF Poster - Painting by David Bates, Design by Sibley/Peteet Texas Book Festival Saturday & Sunday, November 1-2 Texas State Capitol ( ... . The festival itself is broken up into smaller venues, mostly centered on The Capitol grounds (House Chamber ... crazy interesting: The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradoxes of Modern Iran (2-2:45pm on Sunday [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 00:29:39

Reading Today

Zines_070903111928553_wideweb__300x359.jpg The big event of the day is the Hugo House's Zine Library grand re-opening celebration ... are an important part of modern literary history, and it's really interesting to watch them change ... -screening and fancy design. Go and take a look, really. It's free. At Elliott Bay Book Company [more...]

Date: 2008-09-13 18:00:00

New House in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England

David, a prolific photographer of neighbourhoods around London, has snapped this new home in the town of Borehamwood ... with a neighbourhood full of older traditional homes.  If you like contemporary designs, but you don’t want to piss off your neighbours with something extremely modern, this is a reasonable compromise [more...]

Date: 2008-06-13 15:24:28

happy hale • days 08 - mele edition

hello again! i had hoped to post while i was away but the best place to write had zero wifi access while the house of wifi was also home to an ... holiday wishes. 6 - add a delightfully modern take on xmas & new year's greetings compliments of kat ... to alliway at ward warehouse to scoop up your favorite designs) 7 - vintage fabric embellishes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 19:18:49

Stylish Storage For Your Kids’ Stuff

Is it just a problem at our house or have your kids taken over your living room with their stuff, too? ... area that is both practical and design-friendly.  All you have to do is think outside the primary ... great with a modern coat rack/storage bench combo like the one shown here. Photobucket Another [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 13:18:20

Carolyn’s Design Dilemma

When Carolyn called on us for help with her living room, we got right down to business. Here’s her letter: We have everything in the house close to the way we want it but the living ... that are sleek and modern in small doses. We have a platform bed and he loves it so you never [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:27:36

MODERN WONDERS of an Ancient Art Part II (Jul, 1936)

You can read part I here. view additional pages MODERN WONDERS of an Ancient Art Part II By H. W. MAGEE Part II IMAGINE a metal house coated with glass, a home with all the delicate coloring ... shingles. Produced in a variety of designs and colors, this permanent and fireproof roof covering indicated [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 04:22:08

Modern Lovers - Spring 2009

Modern Lovers debut their first collection, Mysteries of Modern Lovers, for Spring 2009. The new range offers plenty of tees for both men and women in hand screen printed designs from original illustrations along with a variety of totes. I hint of Worship Worthy and House of Holland [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:30:41

Singapore Fashion Designers – Baylene Li

Singapore Fashion Designers – Baylene Li 20 November 2008 Category : Fashion & Shopping Singapore has a special place in my heart ... in such a modern, sophisticated and global society (with such tropical weather!) has shaped ... at her lovely fashion gallery at Stamford House. The building, with high Victorian ceilings and gorgeous [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 04:06:43

Fashion - Two Tees for All Seasons

I know we talk endlessly about tees at EcoSalon, but there's always a new design popping up that catches my eye ... is this Bauhaus Printed T-Shirt by Mociun (shown at top), a Brooklyn based fashion house led by Caitlin Mociun, "a trendsetter to be watched". It has a sexy scoop neck and a modern black, red [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 09:00:00

Craftsman bungalow remodel in Salt Lake City

Renovation Design Group, a residential architecturel firm with offices in Seattle and Salt Lake City, ... art. This Craftsman-style bungalow remodel involved the entire house, from the landscaping and exterior finish to the addition of Craftsman detailing in every interior room. Some modern touches [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 20:08:05

University of Southern California Extension by Christopher Megowan Design

This is the first project realized by 25 year old recent graduated Christopher L. Megowan. It is a modern 1200 square foot addition onto the rear of a hundred year old Victorian home ... becomes denser given the increase in demand for housing, many older homes are being demolished to make [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:30:11

Useful Guidelines For Modernizing Your Formal Dining Rooms Decor

If you’re thinking of giving your home or room a face lift, then interesting house decor is the answer ... are some thoughts on how to adorn your home with horse decoration. If you think that larger items ... designs on your wall. In addition you might display a big welcome plaque or welcome mat featuring [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:23:01

Dreams of AI Design

Followup to: Anthropomorphic Optimism, Three Fallacies of Teleology After spending a decade or two living inside a mind, ... design for you! We just need to cool down the computer a lot, so it will be more calm and contemplative, and won't rush headlong into doing stupid things like modern computers. That's an example of fake [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 23:41:17

Bringing Families Together With Dollhouses

by Rhys Fairfield Building a miniature dollhouse has been a favorite activity of many households since they first came on the scene ... adults and children to fulfill personal fantasies of having a perfect house without having to spend a fortune. While it may just be a toy, the house provides a sense of pride when they admire it daily [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 20:13:53

Soap opera

The other day one of the home-oriented publishing companies released some impressive literature on baths and kitchens for the consideration of ... design, or are just looking for ideas, you can learn something worthwhile. It is the lifestyles ... as they have always done. The modern designer bath, however, has enough personalities for six dwellings [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 16:36:04

A city locked out of its own data network

San Francisco’s bizarre, modern struggle between city officials and a disgruntled computer engineer thrown in jail for withholding computer access codes. A story already reminiscent of “Office Space” and “Die Hard 4″ now involves a secret meeting between the accused programmer and the charismatic mayor in the Hall of Justice jailhouse [more...]

Date: 2008-07-22 19:37:48

Weekend Open House Report

Time now for another edition of the Curbed Open House Report, wherein we run down the best of the primo weekend pickins'. Something we missed? ... with modern sensibility. Handsome facade, gorgeous remodel, meticulous attention to detail, quality ... and is graced with preserved period elegance throughout. Three bedroom, 1 bathroom, formal dining room, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 23:47:57

Britain’s Eleco (ELCO) Offers Recession-Proof Profit Stream

Building suppliers aren't exactly popular right now. Today, US housing market data revealed existing home prices fell by a record 9.5% in August ... by subsidiary Bell & Webster, which has just opened a new facility at Haveringham. Work for the public sector should provide some defence against the slowdown of house building that affects 14 [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 14:59:22

From the Design Desk: SF Graphic Design

d5.jpg Last Thursday night the San Francisco Museum of Craft + Design held a preview reception of their new exhibit highlighting “leading-edge ... . Their long list of book designs includes our Naughty Crosswords from Nerve.com. Can’t accuse these guys of taking themselves too seriously. Our very own in-house design director, Sara Schneider [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:53:56

Lloyd Alter: Let's Get Small

Slow food has evolved into slow cities, slow design and more; it is a useful meme for the idea that you take it slow, ... there is a small modern movement happening as well, with the Micro Compact Home, sustain minihome photo ... called the modern economy unsustainable, as natural resources were treated as expendable income [more...]

Date: 2008-09-13 22:14:50

Psalm 2: The Coronation of God’s Anointed

Readings: Psalm 2:1-12; Acts 4:23-28; Hebrews 1:1-5 • Text: Psalm 2:1-12 Song: “Wherefore Do the Nations Rage” For a printer-friendly PDF version of this post, click here. “Now, after I saw him, I felt different. I know the Lord will shower me and my family with blessings this year.” “I have diabetes, a heart condition and ulcer but I know [ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 00:02:12

Linea Creativity's and Colacril's shower panels will liven up your bathrooms

modern_shower_panel_1.jpg Recently I've taken an interest in home interiors. Not that I'm buying a new house or looking to refurnish this old one ... know when you will have that accidental meet with Mr. Right who also happens to have a big house and a bigger bank ... to the topic, I'm gonna be talking about Linea Creativity's collection of modern showe [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 08:55:16

The Triple Whammy of Bigotry in the 2008 Election by William Cox

by William Cox featured writer Dandelion Salad www.thevoters.org Sept. 22, 2008 It’s been awhile since a black man was lynched in America, but the Rove Gang’s getting the crowd ginned up for another one and the town’s on edge. The last lynching took place 10 years ago in East Texas Bush Country when three young white racists chained James [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 21:47:21

Blacklace…And a Bit of Leather Too

  Alphamale & Blacklace had the Grand Opening of their new SIM a few weeks ago. The whole place is gorgeous! ... of stepping inside their sensual world. Alphamale is stunning too, very sleek and modern. Bright ... . While lounging around my STILL unfurnished house (though I do have some rugs and artwork out) I decided [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 05:50:58

Amy Lau: Dexter Dining Room Chairs

by Ariston Anderson You'll be sure to make a splash of a dinner party when guests sit down on one of Amy Lau's ... ). But what makes these chairs truly unusual are the hand-embroidered blood designs by Leah Picker (see detail ... for the recent Met Home Showtime House event, which transformed a Gramercy Park townhouse into [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 19:35:34

Q&A with Susie Mendive of SUM Wallpaper

I never thought I would say this, but thanks to designers like Susie Mendive of SUM I am actually ecstatic wallpaper has made such a solid comeback ... to designing modern wallpaper. Tell us more! How did SUM come together? It happened very organically. I very much wanted to design and produce my own product and call all the shots. It just made sense [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 13:00:02

So not your Grandma’s Sofa - Star System Collection

Remember your grandmother’s Chesterfield couch? Old fashioned floral fabric and frills may have put you off but those buttons were a nifty design feature. Well, now you can have your own updated button couch. The Star System of modern sofas ... and transforming it into a “radical monoblock sculpture.” The “chester classic block” designs come [more...]

Date: 2008-06-16 07:19:12

Living with Design

I was thinking this past Sunday that I should really try to finish reading all of the great design that I own, especially the vintage ones ... and art always inspires me, especially the dark walls and modern paintings. I also love how timeless his designs seem. I think all you would have to do is get rid of some of the dried flowers [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 02:46:40

Shed Living: Mar Vista's "Butler Building"

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. In addition to all those American Institute of Architecture (AIA) ... and narration: "A new home on the tour that had not been seen before was designed by Andres Ariza from Red ... and (facing away) Kim Keller a cool staff architect at Apple Inc who designs Apple stores around [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 18:47:15

Monowheels: The Weirdest Transport Known to Man

"QUANTUM SHOT" #467 link Our "Future Tech" contributing writer Paul Schilperoord, whose recent book on "exciting innovations in transportation" you can order here, showcases today the various mono-wheel ideas, covering their development till the 1930s - modern ones will be featured in Part 2. Most of the images (plus a good deal of great info) [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 23:20:16

Review: Home Sewn

Lots of others have already written about this book, but I can’t resist adding my two cents ... in the House is by Kaari Meng, who owns the much-lauded shop French General in Los Angeles. She’ ... s husband, Jon Zabala) is serene and sublime. There are gorgeous expanses of beautiful textile designs [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 17:23:06

Smuggling Ring Had Electronic Blueprints for Advanced Nuclear Weapon

American and international investigators say that they have found the electronic blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon on computers that ... , who has been lobbying in recent months to be released from the loose house arrest that he has been under since 2004, did not have access to Pakistan’s weapons designs. In interviews in Vienna, Islamabad [more...]

Date: 2008-06-16 01:51:43

Interview with an Indian Journalist Mr. Frank Huzur

This is the second interview of series Pakistan Times starts as an effort to promote peace rather than war. Pakistan Times has decided to involve as many as people from various walks of life both in India and Pakistan rather to have only Journalists. Sole cause behind these interviews is promotion of peace and not hurting anyone’s feelings and [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 12:33:44

From Ortho, Makers Of America's Favorite Herbicide, Comes America's Favorite DIY PoMo Cradle

When you're a dad-to-be with a nursery to outfit, the most important thing is to go with a name you can trust ... , but at least it's amusing me--then some of the designs are not half bad. There's a changing tabletop ... looks as fresh as you could get in 1988, when the book was published, or is a hopelessly post-modern [more...]

Date: 2008-07-13 19:58:47

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